Shortly after purchasing one of our first SFRs the water was coming up through just about every drain in the left side of the house.

You can buy a tub at HD for $200 but you will also replace the drain and overflow which can be a little tricky on old tubs.  

People who are trashing your properties or who you are continually having to chase after for rent are a drain.4.  

When prices went up people were searching for yield or the next big thing ( area ) to pop.My thought is if you have money to throw down the drain then speculating might not be bad.

Ive used PPC extensively for many years , Ive read extensive info on it and feedback,its very expensive and only works on very large budgets , like 100,000 + per year,otherwise it will drain you money and provide very low quality leads

Wholesalers are a drain on the real estate investing industry and impact all of us by making transactions more costly and contributing to the public's distrust or suspicion of real estate investors.

That is the quickest way to throw money down the drain.  

You would not catch me dead again in a house that just drained money out of my pocket like the townhouse next to the mall with the HOA robbing me blind. 

On the other side live cold calling can be miserable to do, people can be rude (as they have every right to be) and it can be emotionally draining over time. 

If you are sending out 1,000 letters 6 times you need a bigger budget than $5k and be prepared to just piss it down the drain.